Tuesday, February 14, 2017

American White Pelican

Hello,

Happy Valentine's Day

I always enjoy seeing the American White Pelican. Since being in Florida, I have been able to see these pelicans in various wildlife refuges and at our local lake. The pelicans are one of my favorite birds, I just love the way they look. Here are some of my photos from various places in Florida.

White Pelicans seen at Lake Morton, Lakeland Florida. The White Pelican likes to nest in colonies on freshwater lakes.

White Pelicans on our local lake. Unlike the Brown Pelican the White Pelican does not dive for it's food. The White Pelican catches it's food white swimming and eats more than 4 pounds of food in a day.

The White Pelicans come together in large groups where they can corral the fish to feed on. The photo below was taken at the Viera Wetlands near Vero Beach.

White Pelicans seen at Ding Darling NWR

The White Pelican seen at Pelican Island NWR.

One day, I was able to catch these White Pelicans flying over our house.

I hope you enjoyed my White Pelican photos and post. Thank you for stopping by and as always I appreciate your comments.

My list of memes for today, I hope to see you there. Thanks to both of the host below.

You captured some terrific shots of my favorite!Lucky you getting to be so close to them. We always see them in Alma, NE at the Harlan resevoir when they migrate through--what a sight, but they always seem to be at the OPPOSITE side of the lake. Isn't that always the case...........

Happy Valentine's Day to you as well! Wonderful white pelican photos! And thanks so much for hanging in there with me....I'm not getting as many comments as I used to! I appreciate those who are so faithful. I think part of my issues may be with my computer, so I am going to wait before I try doing a new blog. Have a great week!

Hello Eileen, so lovely to see all those beautiful white pelicans - they're pretty as a picture when seeing them flocked together! You always have such lovely birds for us to enjoy. Happy Valentines to you too :D)

you're making me miss Florida. :) I see your Cedar Waxwing on your side board, gorgeous. I had never seen one until we moved here to Cary, NC. They look like they're wearing a mask and I find them so attractive.hope you had a wonderful Valentine's Day!-Marie

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I am married and have one son in his 20's. I live in Maryland, USA. Retired since Dec 2014 My hobbies are hiking, birding, taking photos and anything nature related.
I love traveling and seeing new places. I blog just for fun & take photos just for fun. I do not sell my photos but if you see one you want to use one just let me know.

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